Found this beautiful columbine while hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photographed many times over and brought back to the studio to paint. Look for this flower along with many others in my gallery.
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Colorado Columbine
I received word today that I sold another print of a painting that I completed entitled “Mount Massive”. Painting was done from a couple of photos that I took on a trip to the Leadville/Mount Massive area in Colorado. It was wonderful to hear today that someone from the Denver area purchased this print.
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As we traveled through Tennessee near the Great Smoky Mountains, we came across a great many old buildings nestled in the woods and in the hollows. Some needed far more repair than others. Many had what I would call character. Something that spoke to me. This schoolhouse found outside the town of Seymour, TN was one such building. One can just imagine what went on in this building. Built in the 1700′s. Totally destroyed by fire and then rebuilt in the 1800′s it now stands as testament to the many children and teachers who passed through this doorway. It now stands vacant, but if one listens closely you can imagine hearing the large bell ringing to bring the students in to sit at their small desks with their tablets ready to learn the day’s lessons. I’ve taken some liberties with the colors that I have used in this painting. It was crying for some additional color without spoiling the overall effect.
Tennessee School House
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On a recent trip to Arizona, we spent most of our time in Sedona. On one bright day however, we ventured south west to the small mining town of Jerome, Arizona. Quaint and artsy best describes the community. Everywhere one turns there is another opportunity for a photograph or a picture to be painted.
This doorway led into a gallery from a courtyard. Very inviting indeed and just begging to be photographed. After returning home, I painted this image using oils.
After moving to Colorado 2 years ago from Wisconsin, we learned how changeable weather can really be!
Yesterday we reached about 85 degrees with high winds and dry conditions. We went to bed last night to howling winds and again more winds this morning. The temperature this morning was a balmy 42 degrees. Cold enough for me to give the heat a bit of a nudge. And to remember back to a couple of years ago and my images of coneflowers and butterflies. I searched through my images and came up with this as one of favorites to paint. Just looking at it makes me feel warmer.
While out in the country yesterday, we came upon a wonderful grouping of horses and cattle. The horses did not miss a beat in their grazing as I came up to them to take their picture. The setting was peaceful even though heavy traffic was not more than 10 minutes away on I 25. The background is Long’s Peak inside of Rocky Mountain National Park…only about 1 hour away. As I stood there taking their images, they relaxed, looked up occasionally to see what I was up to and then bent down again for their daily intake. It was very pleasant to be so close and to be accepted as just part of their world. Returning to my studio, I looked over the many images that I had taken and composed this scene in oils.
This oil painting was done of the same ram that I used prior, just from a different angle.
In 2006, Peter & I were visiting family in Wyoming. We stopped at Sinks Canyon to do some hiking and photography and were treated to having a very large and docile big horn sheep approach us. He busily continued to munch on the grass as he watched us. We watched in awe and continued to snap away to our hearts content. He stayed with us until we left the area.
It is a mere 6 years later and I have gotten around to painting this wonderful creature. This and all of our other paintings and photography work are for sale on Fine Art America. Please check out our newest additions. http://renee-skiba.artistwebsites.com
Several years ago, our family took a backpacking trip into the Wind River Range in Wyoming. This painting is done from a photo that was taken at that time.
Foggy morning
We just returned home from a trip to Az. We spent most of our time in Sedona, but on our way north to Colorado, we came across the San Francisco Peaks just north of Flagstaff. Well worth a stop for some pictures and then home to paint one of them.
San Francisco Peaks in Arizona
